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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 378)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
292811001728	221	South Shelby High	Public	9-12	4154 Hwy 36	Shelbina	63468	Shelby County	Shelby County R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 588-4163	235	18	13	54.5%	213 (90.6%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	$12,599			$2,613			$9,986	38.2			(n/a)
291824000966	222	West County High	Public	9-12	768 Hwy M	Park Hills	63601	St. Francois County	West St. Francois County R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 562-7535	328	19	17.6	50.3%	323 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$11,857			$1,633			$10,225	38.2	46.5	161	61
290840000244	223	Centralia High	Public	9-12	849 S Jefferson	Centralia	65240	Boone County	Centralia R-VI	No	No	No	No	(573) 682-3508	409	30	13.6	23.7%	375 (91.7%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	$9,808			$1,294			$8,513	37.9	49.1	142	81
292829001748	224	Silex High	Public	6-12	64 Hwy Uu	Silex	63377	Lincoln County	Silex R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 384-5227	258	19	13.6	29.1%	252 (97.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$10,723			$1,095			$9,629	37.5	31	239	15
293168002215	225	West Plains Senior High	Public	9-12	602 E Olden	West Plains	65775	Howell County	West Plains R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 256-6150	1,145	64	17.8	49.3%	1,051 (91.8%)	8 (0.7%)	46 (4.0%)	8 (0.7%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.2%)	$9,643			$1,799			$7,843	37.2	48.1	148	77
292280001284	226	North Kansas City High	Public	9-12	620 E 23rd Ave	Kansas City	64116	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5310	1,690	104	16.3	59.2%	566 (33.5%)	421 (24.9%)	330 (19.5%)	126 (7.5%)	8 (0.5%)	31 (1.8%)	208 (12.3%)	$13,525			$707			$12,818	37.1	32.8	231	5
292081001137	227	Mexico High	Public	9-12	639 N Wade	Mexico	65265	Audrain County	Mexico 59	No	No	No	No	(573) 581-4296	760	44	17.2	50.7%	576 (75.8%)	44 (5.8%)	74 (9.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.9%)	$12,101			$1,630			$10,471	36.9	27.3	253	26
290402000031	228	Aurora High	Public	9-12	305 W Prospect St	Aurora	65605	Lawrence County	Aurora R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 678-3355	571	37	15.4	49.0%	437 (76.5%)	8 (1.4%)	86 (15.1%)	6 (1.1%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	$10,773			$1,771			$9,002	36.8	36.5	214	14
290543000100	229	North County Senior High	Public	9-12	7151 Raider Rd	Bonne Terre	63628	St. Francois County	North St. Francois County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 431-3300	879	50	17.6	38.3%	816 (92.8%)	10 (1.1%)	18 (2.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	22 (2.5%)	$10,331			$1,396			$8,935	36.3	32	234	5
292110001154	230	Moberly Senior High	Public	9-12	1625 Gratz Brown Rd	Moberly	65270	Randolph County	Moberly	No	No	No	No	(660) 269-2660	664	49	13.4	45.6%	531 (80.0%)	22 (3.3%)	30 (4.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (11.6%)	$12,089			$2,553			$9,536	36.3	33.6	225	5

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MAP Mathematics, MAP Science, MAP English Language Arts, MAP Algebra I, MAP Biology I, MAP English II, MAP Algebra II, MAP English I, MAP Geometry, MAP Government, MAP American History, MAP Physics test scores released by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 26, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.